LIVE: Protests spark in Minnesota after man dies following police shooting

Ruptly is live from Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, on Monday, April 12, after protests sparked in the town following the death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright who was shot by the police.

According to local authorities, Wright was pulled over on Sunday afternoon, but reentered the vehicle and continued driving, after which the police fired at him. Wright crashed his car a few blocks away and was later pronounced dead.

The incident took place about 10 miles (16 kilometres) from the spot where George Floyd was killed during an arrest in May last year.